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GEF 6 Enabling Activity Template for Agency Sept2015 1 GEF-6 REQUEST FOR CHEMICALS AND WASTESENABLING ACTIVITY PART I: PROJECT IDENTIFIERS Project Title: Development of National Action Plans for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in the United Republic of Tanzania Country(ies): United Republic of Tanzania GEF Project ID: 1 9456 GEF Agency(ies): UNEP GEF Agency Project ID: 01420 Other Executing Partner(s): Vice President’s Office, Division of Environment, URT Submission Date: June 8, 2016 GEF Focal Area (s): Chemicals and Wastes Project Duration (Months) 24 Type of Report: Expected Report Submission to Convention 24 months after receipt of the first cash advance by the country. A. PROJECT FRAMEWORK* Project Objective: Development of National Action Plans to reduce the use of mercury and mercury compounds in, and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in the United Republic of Tanzania. Project Component Project Outcomes Project Outputs (in $) GEF Project Financing Confirmed Co- financing 2 1. National information exchange, capacity building and knowledge generation Enhanced communication, support and training facilitate the development of the NAP and build the basis for future cooperation for the NAP implementation Capacity building provided, information exchange undertaken, lessons learned and good practices identified at national level 69,500 0 2. Establishment of Coordination Mechanism and organisation of process The United Republic of Tanzania makes full use of strengthened Project Steering Committee to guide the NAP development Technical support provided for the establishment of Project Steering Committee and organization of process for the development of the NAP 21,500 0 3. Develop a national overview of the ASGM sector, including baseline estimates of mercury uses and practices Full understanding of comprehensive information of the national ASGM sector enables the United Republic of Tanzania to develop a NAP in compliance with the Minamata Convention The United Republic of Tanzania has a comprehensive national overview of the ASGM sector, including baseline estimates of mercury uses and practices 237,046 0 1 Project ID number will be assigned by GEFSEC and to be entered by Agency in subsequent document submission. 2 Co-financing for enabling activity is encouraged but not required. PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING UNDER THEGEF TRUST FUND For more information about GEF, visit TheGEF.org
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GEF-6 REQUEST FOR CHEMICALS AND WASTESENABLING ACTIVITY

PART I: PROJECT IDENTIFIERS

Project Title: Development of National Action Plans for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in the United

Republic of Tanzania

Country(ies): United Republic of Tanzania GEF Project ID:1 9456

GEF Agency(ies): UNEP GEF Agency Project ID: 01420

Other Executing Partner(s): Vice President’s Office, Division

of Environment, URT

Submission Date: June 8,

2016

GEF Focal Area (s): Chemicals and Wastes Project Duration (Months) 24

Type of Report: Expected Report Submission to Convention 24 months

after receipt

of the first

cash

advance by

the country.

A. PROJECT FRAMEWORK*

Project Objective: Development of National Action Plans to reduce the use of mercury and mercury

compounds in, and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, artisanal and small-scale

gold mining and processing is facilitated by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national

stakeholders in the United Republic of Tanzania.

Project Component Project Outcomes Project Outputs

(in $)

GEF Project

Financing

Confirmed Co-

financing2

1. National

information exchange,

capacity building and

knowledge generation

Enhanced

communication, support

and training facilitate the

development of the NAP

and build the basis for

future cooperation for the

NAP implementation

Capacity building provided,

information exchange

undertaken, lessons learned

and good practices identified

at national level

69,500 0

2. Establishment of

Coordination

Mechanism and

organisation of

process

The United Republic of

Tanzania makes full use

of strengthened Project

Steering Committee to

guide the NAP

development

Technical support provided

for the establishment of

Project Steering Committee

and organization of process

for the development of the

NAP

21,500 0

3. Develop a national

overview of the

ASGM sector,

including baseline

estimates of mercury

uses and practices

Full understanding of

comprehensive

information of the

national ASGM sector

enables the United

Republic of Tanzania to

develop a NAP in

compliance with the

Minamata Convention

The United Republic of

Tanzania has a

comprehensive national

overview of the ASGM

sector, including baseline

estimates of mercury uses and

practices

237,046 0

1Project ID number will be assigned by GEFSEC and to be entered by Agency in subsequent document submission. 2 Co-financing for enabling activity is encouraged but not required.

PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING UNDER THEGEF TRUST FUND

For more information about GEF, visit TheGEF.org

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4. Develop, endorse

and submit to the

Minamata Convention

Secretariat a NAP on

ASGM

The United Republic of

Tanzania has a NAP in

compliance with Annex

C of the Minamata

Convention to guide its

future action aiming at

the reduction of mercury

emissions and releases

from this sector

The United Republic of

Tanzania has a NAP

compliant with Annex C of

the Minamata Convention

developed, endorsed and

officially submitted to the

Minamata Secretariat

101,500 0

Subtotal 429,546 0

Project Management Cost3 45,454 0

Monitoring and Evaluation 25,000 0

Total Project Cost 500,000 0 *List the $ by project components. Please attach a detailed project budget table that supports all the project components in this table.

B. SOURCE OF CO-FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT BY NAME AND BY TYPE

Sources of Co-financing Name of Co-financier Type of Co-financing Amount ($) NA (select)

Total Co-financing 0

3This is the cost associated with the unit executing the project on the ground and could be financed out of trust fund or co-financing sources. For EAs

within the ceiling, PMC could be up to 10% of the Subtotal GEF Project Financing.

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C. GEF FINANCING RESOURCES REQUESTED BY AGENCY, COUNTRY AND PROGRAMMING OF FUNDS

GEF

Agency

Trust

Fund

Country/

Regional/ Global Focal Area

Programming

of Funds

(in $)

GEF

Project

Financing

(a)

Agency

Fee (b)b)

Total

(c)=a+b

UNEP GEFTF United Republic of

Tanzania

Chemicals and

Wastes Mercury 500,000 47,500 547,500

Total GEF Resources 500,000 47,500 547,500

a) Refer to the Fee Policy for GEF Partner Agencies

PART II: ENABLING ACTIVITY JUSTIFICATION

A. ENABLING ACTIVITY BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

The Mercury Convention was adopted in January 2013 and will come into force once the required number of countries

ratifies the Convention. The Minamata Convention on Mercury identifies and describes in its Article 13 the financial

mechanism to support Parties from developing countries and countries with economies in transition to implement the

Convention. It identifies two entities that will function as the Financial Mechanism: a) the Global Environment Facility

Trust Fund; and b) A specific international Programme to support capacity-building and technical assistance. As such, the

GEF Assembly, at its fifth meeting, held in May 2014, agreed to an allocation in its sixth replenishment of $141 million

for work under the Convention, out of which $30 million to support enabling activities and promote their integration into

national budgets and planning processes, national and sector policies and actions and global monitoring.

The revised GEF initial guidelines for enabling activities for the Minamata Convention on Mercury circulated to the GEF

Council members in January 2014 presented in its section 2 the guidelines for the preparation of Artisanal and Small-

Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) National Action Plans (NAPs) required under article 7. These guidelines were revised by the

Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee 6 (INC 6) consistent with the resolution adopted by the Conference of

Plenipotentiaries on the Minamata Convention on Mercury. This project follows the guidelines revised by the INC 6.

The United Republic of Tanzania will benefit from new and updated information about the use of mercury in the ASGM

sector in the country and from increased capacity in managing the risks of mercury emitted and released from such

activity. The sharing of experiences and lessons learned throughout the project with other countries working on their

NAPs is also expected to be an important contribution to other similar countries and foster cooperation for future

implementation of the NAP.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the United Republic of Tanzania

The development of a NAP for the ASGM sector contributes to the achievement of the following Sustainable

Development Goals in the United Republic of Tanzania:

- Sustainable Development Goal (2) ensures healthy lives and promotes well-being for all at all ages: through the

development of strategies to prevent the exposure of vulnerable populations to mercury emissions and releases

from the ASGM sector. This includes in particular children, women of child-bearing age and pregnant women;

- Sustainable Development Goal (8) promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent

work for all: by taking steps to facilitate the formalization of the ASGM sector; and through the development of

strategies for promoting the reduction of emissions releases, and exposure to mercury in the ASGM sector. This

includes in particular the elimination of worst practices of mercury use in ASGM and a broader access to

mercury-free methods;

- The project will also indirectly contribute to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (5) achieve gender

equality and empower women and girls. This will be done through the collection of disaggregated data by sex, the

participation of stakeholders from both sexes in the consultations, the inclusion of gender sensitive indicators in

the project logical framework and the development of a NAP that fully incorporate gender considerations.

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ASGM in the United Republic of Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania became a signatory to the Minamata Convention on 10 October 2013. The

Government is aware of the threats posed by mercury on human health and the global environment, and is committed in

addressing this challenge as demonstrated in being an active participant in international programmes and agreements to

address mercury releases and uses. Some of these include Global Mercury Project (GMP) (2002-2007); UNEP Global

Mercury Partnership (2009); Demonstrating and Promoting Best Techniques and Practices for Reducing Healthcare Waste

to Avoid Releases of Dioxins and Mercury in Argentina, India, Lebanon, Latvia, Philippines, Senegal, Tanzania, Vietnam

(2008-2012); and Reducing u-POPs and Mercury from the Health Sector in Africa in Ghana, Madagascar, Tanzania and

Zambia (2012-2016).

The United Republic of Tanzania has significant mineral resources with gold mining dominating the mining industry for

more than a century. ASGM accounts for about 10% of the country’s total gold extraction. Estimates suggest that more

than 1 million people are engaged in ASGM operations. It is estimated that about 20% of ASGM miners are women. The

ASGM sector in Tanzania is characterized by the use of rudimentary tools and techniques which limits gold recovery;

informal mining and trading which denies Government the appropriate revenues; negative social and environmental

impacts due to unorganized mining, use of chemicals including mercury; and scarce and unreliable information and

statistics on ASGM sector due to its informal and unorganized nature. However, despite these challenges, ASGM sector

is an important mean of livelihood for millions of men and women providing either a primary, supplementary,

seasonal or emergency income source.

The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has been implementing the Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project

(SMMRP) (2010) which aim to strengthen the national capacity to manage the mineral sector, to improve the

socioeconomic impacts of large and small-scale mining and enhance private local and foreign investment. In 2015, the

World Bank provided additional support amounting to USD 45 million targeting ASGM sector. This additional support

aims at poverty reduction in Tanzania by encouraging the formalization and sustainable development of ASGM, which

will boost local entrepreneurship and employment in mining. The project involves identifying suitable geological areas for

artisanal miners, provision of grants, training and establishing demonstration and training centers for ASGM on alternative

methods of zero-mercury gold processing. The project will focus on the technical, financial, organizational and

environmental constraints of ASGM. The outputs of these projects will contribute to the NAP for the ASGM sector.

The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has continued coordinating provision of extension services to small-scale miners

throughout the country. During the year 2014/15, specific training was conducted to small-scale miners in Tunduru,

Singida and Mbeya . Such extension services aimed at building capacity of SSMs in designated areas and improve

their productivity and safety standards. This initiative is important in reducing illegal mining and encroachment of

licensed areas.

In 2013, the Government in collaboration with the World Bank Group launched a 2-year Multi-Stakeholder Partnership

Initiative (MSPI) whose primary objective to support the formalization and promote the co-existence between ASGM and

large-scale mining. Specific objectives include increase the income of miners; train miners in safer and more efficient

methods of mining and processing; provide access to finance, equipment and markets; and reduce the negative social,

health and environmental impacts often associated with ASGM such as mercury exposure, land degradation, child labour,

gender inequality, unsafe and exploitative working conditions.

In response to challenges in formalization of ASGM, the Government has demarcated more area for small-scale mining

with the main purpose of enhancing monitoring of their activities as well as provision of extension services. Following this

intervention, a total of 2,045 km2 of land with 8,800 licenses has been demarcated for small-scale miners. Other

government-led initiatives include developing Guidelines for Small-scale Miners; and preparing Environmental Protection

Plans for more than 30 small-scale mines.

The Vice President’s Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, National Environment Management

Council (NEMC) and Government Chemist Laboratory Agency (GCLA) developed an inventory of mercury emissions in

2012 using the “Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Mercury Releases" made available by the United Nations

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Environment Programme (UNEP). The report estimated that total annual mercury emission in the country is in the tune of

10.33 ton of mercury with gold extraction using mercury amalgamation (literally ASGM) contributing about 1 ton of

mercury.

Currently, a Minamata Initial Assessment (MIA) project is being prepared in the country in partnership with UNEP. The

development of a NAP focused on the ASGM sector will complement the MIA initiative and enable the country to

achieve the goals of the implementation phase of the Convention. In conclusion, the efforts made by the Government,

mentioned above, demonstrate that this project is fully in line with the country's goal to map and prevent mercury related

environment and health problems in the ASGM sector and invest in technological solutions to fulfill obligations under the

Minamata Convention.

Table 1. Mercury consumption in ASGM and calculation of associated emissions4

Country

Quality

of data5

ASGM Hg use, t Percentage of

total Hg

applied

to concentrate

amalgamation

Percentage of

total Hg

applied

to whole ore

amalgamation

Emission

Factor b

Year of

most

recent

data

Mean air

emission, t

min mean max

Tanzania 4 31.5 45.0 58.5 100 0 0.75 2009 33.750

B. ENABLING ACTIVITY GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND ACTIVITIES

The goal of the project is to contribute to the implementation of the Minamata Convention through the reduction of the

risks posed by the unsound use, management and releases of mercury in the ASGM sector. This goal contributes to the

GEF focal area strategy 1 of the chemicals waste area which is “Develop the enabling conditions, tools and environment

to manage harmful chemicals and wastes ».

The project objective is to facilitate the development of a NAP to reduce the use of mercury and mercury compounds in,

and the emissions and releases to the environment of mercury from, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing

by the use of scientific and technical knowledge and tools by national stakeholders in the United Republic of Tanzania.

The project framework follows the guidance document on the development of a national strategic plan developed by the

UNEP Global Mercury Partnership6 and revised on the basis of experience in its usage. The guidance has been developed

with the intention of addressing ASGM in a holistic manner and includes a review of legal, educational, economic,

regulatory and enforcement frameworks, and provides guidance on developing budgets and work plans and identifying

potential sources of funding and partners. The NAP guidance will be submitted to INC7 for adoption.

The project was developed in consultation with the focal point in the United Republic of Tanzania and UNEP ROA.

Project Components and Activities: The NAP development has four components, which consist of the activities

indicated below. Each component includes information on project activities, outcomes and outputs.

Component 1: National information exchange, capacity building and knowledge generation

4 http://www.amap.no/documents/doc/technical-background-report-for-the-global-mercury-assessment-2013/848. 5Class 1 = presence/absence, no quantitative information, error can be greater than100% (25 countries); class 2 = some indication of quantity ofHg

used, estimated average error 75% (20 countries); class 3 = quantitative data but not significantly updated within past five years, error 50%(17

countries); class 4 = recent quantitative data; error 30%; b emission factor for concentrate amalgamation = 0.75 (1/1.3); Emission factor forwhole ore

amalgamation = 0.25 (1/4). 6 Guidance Document: Developing a National Strategic Plan to Reduce Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining, available at

www.unep.org/chemicalsandwaste/NationalStrategicPlan/tabid/53985/Default.aspx.

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This project component will focus on strengthening information exchange between the stakeholders nationally. As part of

this, the United Republic of Tanzania will receive additional training and support to develop its NAP. The United

Republic of Tanzania will have access to technical expertise and tools to facilitate the development of the NAP and

information exchange, developed within the framework of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership. The technical expertise

and tools provided will respond directly to country needs identified. With this additional support the United Republic of

Tanzania will be able to obtain feedback and rapid response to its queries on the development of the NAP and will also

make full use of the existing capacities and expertise in the region and globally. Lessons learned identified through this

project, in particular during the final lessons learned workshop will also be made available. This project component will

identify opportunities for regional cooperation and synergies between countries working on their NAPs in the region.

Activity 1.1: Development of a roster of experts and collection of tools and methodologies for NAP development;

Activity 1.2: Capacity building trainings and assistance with baseline inventories;

Activity 1.3: Knowledge management and information exchange through the Global Mercury Partnership website and/or

Partners websites and tools;

Activity 1.4: Final national workshop to identify lessons learned and opportunities for future cooperation in the NAP

implementation.

Expected Outcome:

Enhanced communication, support and training facilitate the development of the NAP and build the basis for future

cooperation for the NAP implementation.

Expected Outputs:

Technical support and global coordination provided ensuring capacity building, information exchange, consistent and

comparable NAPs and the identification of lessons learned and good practices at national level.

The training sessions and lessons learned will be open to other countries that are willing to take advantage of these

activities, however their participation will be covered by their own NAP projects.

Component 2: Establishment of Coordination Mechanism and organisation of process

The successful development of a NAP will rely on the formation of a Project Steering Committee that will guide the NAP

development through all its phases and ensure that there is proper project planning and management throughout the

process. The Project Steering Committee should include members from relevant governmental ministries or departments.

An inception workshop will be organized to (i) clearly define the relative roles and responsibilities of the members of the

Project Steering Committee; (ii) agree on the budget allocation and work plan for the project; and finally (iii) develop an

awareness raising strategy on mercury use in ASGM and its environmental and health impacts to be implemented

throughout the whole project. Since the United Republic of Tanzania is already developing a Minamata Initial Assessment

with UNEP and other relevant projects with the World Bank, a representative of each project will be invited to take part in

the Project Steering Committee to ensure coordination of activities.

In addition, the Project Steering Committee will identify a Technical Advisory Committee, composed of stakeholders who

possess relevant knowledge and information, and whose collaboration and cooperation will be needed for the successful

formulation and implementation of the NAP. The Technical Advisory Committee will include relevant members of civil

society with experience and knowledge in the ASGM sector. The Project Steering Committee will engage with the

advisory group at regular intervals and during all phases of the NAP development and direct feedback on the NAP will be

provided through a mechanism to be agreed upon by the Project Steering Committee. A list of suggested members of the

NAP Project Steering Committee and of the stakeholders’ advisory group can be found at page 9-10 to the guidance

document7.

7Ibid.

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Activity 2.1: Organize one National Training and Inception Workshop to raise awareness and to define the scope and

objective of the NAP development, including:

a) Identify key stakeholders and assign roles;

b) Identify coordination mechanism for project implementation;

c) Develop an awareness raising strategy to be implemented throughout the project.

Expected Outcome:

The United Republic of Tanzania makes full use of strengthened Project Steering Committee to guide the NAP

development.

Expected Outputs:

Technical support provided for the establishment of Project Steering Committees and organization of process for the

development of the NAP.

Component 3: Develop a national overview of the ASGM sector, including baseline estimates of mercury use and

practices

The following information that is relevant for the NAP development will be collected in the framework of the MIA

project:

Legal and regulatory status of ASGM;

Policies surrounding ASGM at the national level.

In this project component the country will gather national information on the following:

Baseline estimates of mercury emissions and releases from the ASGM sector;

Structure of the ASGM sector (i.e., single family miners, community mines, etc.);

Policies surrounding ASGM at regional/local levels;

Geographic distribution of ASGM;

Economics, such mercury supply, use and demand. The project will search in particular for information about

gender and children aspects of the ASGM economics;

Size of the formal and informal ASGM economy;

Information on mining practices, including information on ore bodies exploited, processes used, the amount of

mercury used, the number of people directly involved in ASGM and indirectly exposed to mercury (disaggregated

by sex and age);

Information on gold processing practices/burn off of mercury in gold processing shops or community retorts;

Known information on overall environmental impacts, contaminated sites, mercury releases in soil, air and water;

Studies and other information on mercury exposure, through various media, and studies on impacts in ASGM

communities and downstream communities. The project will search for known information desegregated by sex

and age;

Information about access to technical assistance for miners;

Public health information available on ASGM communities;

Leadership and organization of ASGM at national and local levels;

Experiences in addressing ASGM;

Information gaps at the local and national scale that can be addressed.

Activity 3.1: Desk study to compile information available. The desk study will be complemented by interviews with

stakeholders. The working group and the stakeholder’s advisory group can consider additional methods in order to better

reflect the current state of knowledge.

Expected Outcome:

Full understanding of comprehensive information of the national ASGM sector enables the United Republic of Tanzania

to develop a NAP in compliance with the Minamata Convention.

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Expected Outputs:

The United Republic of Tanzania has a comprehensive national overview of the ASGM sector, including baseline

estimates of mercury uses and practices.

Component 4: Develop, endorse and submit to the Minamata Convention Secretariat a NAP on ASGM

Based on the results of the national overview of the ASGM sector, a national workshop will be organized with the

executing body and the stakeholders’ advisory group to agree on:

Final problem statement, goals, objectives and reduction targets;

Implementation strategy with specific activities for each of the NAP elements described in Annex C of the

Minamata Convention. The NAP will be linked as often as possible to high level national development goals and

initiatives, such as poverty reduction strategies and Sustainable Development Goals-based National Development

Plans. The NAP will identify potential negative social impacts of its implementation as livelihoods impairment

and will identify alternatives to avoid these negative impacts;

Work plan, outreach plan, timeline and overall budget for the implementation of the plan and its periodical

review;

Identification of roadmap for NAP endorsement and submission.

Activity 4.1: One national workshop to complete the final NAP and to expose the formulated NAP on ASGM to public

consultation before endorsement. Representatives of vulnerable groups and miners are particularly targeted

Activity 4.2: NAP endorsement and official submission to the Minamata Secretariat

Expected Outcome:

The United Republic of Tanzania has a NAP in compliance with Annex C of the Minamata Convention to guide its future

action aiming at the reduction of mercury emissions and releases from this sector.

Expected Outputs:

The United Republic of Tanzania has a NAP compliant with Annex C of the Minamata Convention developed, endorsed

and officially submitted to the Minamata Secretariat.

Project Stakeholders:

At the international level, the project will include:

a) UNEP DTIE Chemicals: as an implementing Agency, UNEP will provide technical oversight and administrative

support to the National Coordinating agency and the National Coordinator. UNEP will also provide the global perspective

and experience from other countries.

b) UNEP Regional Office for Africa (ROA), which will identify opportunities for regional synergies and areas of

cooperation. Some examples may include: coordination of regional information exchange and provision of documents and

inventories from other countries in the region, identification of regional experts, etc.

c) The Minamata Convention Secretariat will provide guidance materials and opportunities to exchange information

and to understand the Minamata Convention from a regional and global perspective.

d) Joint Secretariats BRS will provide areas of cooperation and synergies with POPs related activities. The project will

also consider using the existing resources at the BRS Secretariat level, such as facilities to provide technical support

(webinars) organization of training workshops, etc.

e) Others: such as the national/regional representation of WHO, to provide the human health dimension to the project,

such as the identification of the impacts to human health of mercury exposure. It will also provide opportunities for

cooperation by making available its mercury programme and suitable expertise on mercury and humans.

The international partners will provide ongoing support to the project.

National stakeholders involved in NAP Project Steering Committees:

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Table 2: Stakeholder Participation

Government Ministries and

Institutions

Responsibilities / Areas of Expertise

Vice President’s Office (VPO) Focal Point for the National Implementation of this project

Ministry of Energy and Minerals

Provide national leadership and technical support for ASGM including

alternative methods of gold processing and other related activities in close

collaboration with VPO

Statistics and data on ASGM

Mining sector laws and regulations

Ministry of Finance Economic importance of ASGM

Formalization of ASGM sector

Market-based mechanisms for reducing mercury use

Funding for NAP process

Ministry of Health and Social

Welfare

Provide national leadership and technical support for health related

activities in close collaboration with VPO

Ministry of Education Strategies for community outreach and stakeholder involvement

Ministry of Industry, Trade and

Marketing

Mercury trade

Formalization

Market-based mechanisms for reducing mercury use

Ministry of Labour and Social

Security

Formalization of ASGM sector

Federation of Miners Association

of Tanzania (FEMATA), and

Tanzania Women Miners

Association (TAWOMA)

Will be consulted during the collection of national information on the

scope of mercury in ASGM, sensitized through training and engaged to

promote the prevention, reduction and elimination of mercury use in the

sector

Provide realistic view of current practices and barriers to change

National Environmental

Management Council (NEMC)

Law Enforcement

Understanding of how to enforce regulations

Community leaders and local

government from ASGM areas

Assist with development and implementation of plan within ASGM

communities

Indigenous groups Represent vested interests in ASGM operations in indigenous areas

Technical expert in gold mining Understanding of technical alternatives to mercury use; provide training

opportunities

Environmental and human health

organizations

Represent vested interests in reducing environmental impacts of ASGM

and the risks of exposure to the public

Academic and research

organizations

Provide valuable information and conduct future research; provide

training opportunities from ASGM specialists

Legal professionals Understand national legislation as it relates to ASGM including relevant

regulation on mercury use and trade regulation

Representatives from large scale

mining

Contribute to finding innovative solutions and provide insights on

mining regulatory issues; potential partner with small scale miners on

technical improvements to mining practice

Other relevant land holders Represent interest in land conflicts and in reclaiming impacted lands;

risk of mercury exposure

Gold buying agents, gold traders,

mercury traders

Provide insight into market dynamics, and barriers to formalization; also

important focal point for community health and emissions

Waste management specialists Provide insight into available mechanisms to handle mercury wastes

generated by ASGM and how to clean/restore contaminated sites

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Private sector partner (e.g., large-

scale mining company or

equipment provider)

Technical capacity

Potential public/private partnership

Financial/banking sector Small and commercial-sized loans to miners to assist with financing

transition towards better practices

Representatives of the United

Nations Country Teams

Ensure the project is contributing to the country priorities as identified

by the National United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks.

Focal points of World Bank

projects in the country

Ensure coordination between projects and cost-efficient use of resources

Gender dimensions

In many ASGM areas, women perform tasks where toxic exposure occurs since they do not require strength. These jobs

include pouring the mercury into the ball-mills or mixing the mercury in panning, and burning the amalgam, often with

their children or babies nearby. In some countries, women also carry the rocks from the mining sites to the processing

plants.8 Moreover, with an estimated 4.5 million women working in artisanal mining, many of childbearing age, low-level

exposure to infants during gestation and breast-feeding is a risk.9As a potent neurological toxicant that interferes with

brain functions and the nervous system, mercury has been shown to be particularly harmful to neurological development

of babies and young children.10

The project will take into account the gender dimensions of ASGM and mercury related exposure and contamination by

ensuring the participation of women’s organizations from all participating countries in the project design, implementation

and monitoring. Data collected on project component 3 that will develop a national overview of the ASGM sector will

search for information desegregated by sex and age. The NAP will fully incorporate the gender dimensions identified in

the national overview of the ASGM sector and foster gender equality.

C. DESCRIBE THE ENABLING ACTIVITY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

For project activities, please section B

Implementing Agency (IA): this project will be implemented by UNEP and executed by the Vice President’s Office of

the United Republic of Tanzania. As Implementing Agency, UNEP will be responsible for the overall project supervision,

overseeing the project progress through the monitoring and evaluation of project activities and progress reports, including

on technical issues. In close collaboration with the Executing Agency, UNEP will provide administrative support to the

Executing Agency.

UNEP will support Execution of this project, as part of the Mercury Partnership Programme, and will provide assistance

to the United Republic of Tanzania by organizing regional/global awareness raising/training workshops, reviewing

technical products, sending technical experts to key meetings, etc. Furthermore, through its Programme of work, UNEP

will identify suitable Divisions and Branches that can provide additional support to the United Republic of Tanzania and

complement project activities.

Executing Agency (EA): The Vice President’s Office of the United Republic of Tanzania will execute, manage and be

responsible for the project and its activities on a day-to-day basis. It will establish the necessary managerial and technical

teams to execute the project. It will borrow past experiences such as from POPs project whereby multidisciplinary team of

experts from different sector were involved in the exercise. It will acquire equipment and monitor the project; in addition,

it will use the government procedures to organize audits in order to guarantee the proper use of GEF funds. Financial

transactions, audits and reports will be carried out in accordance with national regulations and UNEP procedures. The

Vice President’s Office of the United Republic of Tanzania will provide regular administrative, progress and financial

reports to UNEP Chemicals.

8http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2013/10/minamata-sideevent.php

9See Telmer and Veiga (2009) 10See United States EPA (1997); Bose-O’Reilly et al. (2010)

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The Project Steering Committee (PSC) will meet regularly during project implementation. The Committee will include

Key National Stakeholders and will evaluate the progress of the project and will take the necessary measures to guarantee

the fulfillment of its goals and objectives. The PSC will take decisions on the project in line with the project objectives

and these decisions will be implemented by the Executing Agency.

Technical Advisory Group (TAG): This group will include relevant stakeholders who possess relevant knowledge and

information, and whose collaboration and cooperation will be needed for the successful formulation and future

implementation of the NAP. The PSC will engage with the advisory committee at regular intervals and during all phases

of the NAP development and direct feedback on these documents will be provided through a mechanism to be agreed

upon by the Project Steering Committee.

Figure 1: Implementation arrangements

D. DESCRIBE, IF POSSIBLE, THE EXPECTED COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROJECT:

The project will use the current capacity for chemicals management present in the United Republic of Tanzania, such as

the existing infrastructure and coordination mechanisms. The project will also consider any previous efforts to collect

information related to mercury use and releases in the ASGM sector in the United Republic of Tanzania.

The project will also take into account the expertise gathered by other countries in previous projects, and in turn, share the

experiences and lessons learned with those countries that are at an early stage of NAP development. The project will

coordinate closely with the Chemicals Division at UNEP and with the different mercury programmes and projects in

place.

The integration of outcomes and deliverables of this project is also expected to provide significant input to the existing

national framework for chemicals management in the United Republic of Tanzania. In this respect, enhanced capacities

and knowledge on the use and releases of mercury at the ASGM sector will facilitate the development and/or update of

current policies and enforcement practices in a more efficient and resource saving approach.

E. DESCRIBE THE BUDGETED M&E PLAN:

Day-to-day management and monitoring of the project activities will be the responsibility of the executing agency, The

Vice President’s Office of the United Republic of Tanzania will submit half-yearly progress reports and quarterly

financial reports to the implementing agency at UNEP Chemicals. The Vice President’s Office of the United

GEF

UNEP (IA)

Vice President's Office (EA)

Project Steering Committee (key

national stakehodlers)

Technical Advisory group (other relevant

stakeholders)

The Global Mercury

Partnership

Funds

Reports

Guidance

Communication

Capacity building7Technical assistance

Legenda

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Republic of Tanzania will also be responsible for the issuing of legal documents such as agreements with the government

and other institutions including recruitment of local/regional staff or consultants and the execution of the activities

according to the work plan and expected outcomes.

The half-yearly and quarterly reports will include progress in implementation of the project, financial report, a work plan

and expected expenditures for the next reporting period. It will also identify obstacles occurred during implementation

period.

In consultation with UNEP Chemicals, the Vice President’s Office of theUnited Republic of Tanzania will establish a

multidisciplinary team of experts to assist in the development of the national inventory.

An independent terminal evaluation (TE) will take place at the end of project implementation, latest 6 months after

completion of the project. The Evaluation Office of UNEP will be responsible for the TE and liaise with the UNEP Task

Manager at DTIE Chemicals Branch throughout the process. The TE will provide an independent assessment of project

performance (in terms of relevance, effectiveness and efficiency), and determine the likelihood of impact and

sustainability. It will have two primary purposes: (i) to provide evidence of results to meet accountability requirements,

and (ii) to promote learning, feedback, and knowledge sharing through results and lessons learned among UNEP and

executing partners – the Vice President’s Office of the United Republic of Tanzania in particular. The direct costs of the

evaluation will be charged against the project evaluation budget. The TE report will be sent to project stakeholders for

comments. Formal comments on the report will be shared by the Evaluation Office in an open and transparent manner.

Project performance will be assessed against standard evaluation criteria using a six point rating scheme. The final

determination of project ratings will be made by the Evaluation Office when the evaluation report is finalised. The

evaluation report will be publically disclosed and will be followed by a recommendation compliance process.

Table 3. Monitoring and Evaluation Budget

M&E activity

Purpose Responsible

Party

Budget

(US$)*1

Time-frame

Inception workshop Awareness raising, building stakeholder

engagement, detailed work planning with

key groups

Vice

President’s

Office

0 Within two months of

project start

Inception report Provides implementation plan for progress

monitoring

Vice

President’s

Office

0 Immediately following

Inception

Workshop

Technical Progress

reports

Describes progress against annual work

plan for the reporting period and provides

activities planned for the next period

Vice

President’s

Office

0 Half yearly

Financial Progress

reports

Documents project expenditure according

to established project budget and

allocations

Vice

President’s

Office

0 Quarterly

Project Review by

Project Steering

Committee

Assesses progress, effectiveness of

operations and technical outputs;

Recommends adaptation where necessary

and confirms implementation plan.

Vice

President’s

Office

0 Month 2, 12 and 23

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Terminal report Reviews effectiveness against

implementation plan.

Highlights technical outputs.

Identifies lessons learned and likely design

approaches for future projects, assess the

likelihood of achieving design outcomes.

Vice

President’s

Office

0 At the end of project

implementation

Independent

Terminal evaluation

Reviews effectiveness, efficiency and

timeliness of project implementation,

coordination mechanisms and outputs.

Identifies lessons learned and likely

remedial actions for future projects.

Highlights technical achievements and

assesses against prevailing benchmarks

UNEP,

Independent

external

consultant

15,000 At the end of project

implementation

Independent Financial

Audit

Reviews use of project funds against

budget and assesses probity of expenditure

and transactions

Vice

President’s

Office

10,000 At the end of project

implementation

Total indicative

M&E cost*1

25,000

*The inception workshop is part of one activity of the project component 2. Monitoring and evaluation activities will be done back to back with the inception workshop and therefore the cost is zero. The project Review by the National Coordination Committee will be held back to back with technical meetings that will take place

throughout the project implementation. Therefore the additional cost is zero.

F. EXPLAIN THE DEVIATIONS FROM TYPICAL COST RANGES (WHERE APPLICABLE):

PART III: APPROVAL/ENDORSEMENT BY GEF OPERATIONAL FOCAL POINT(S) AND GEF

AGENCY(IES)

A. RECORD OF ENDORSEMENT OF GEF OPERATIONAL FOCAL POINT(S)ON BEHALF OF THE

GOVERNMENT(S):(Please attach the Operational Focal Point endorsement letter(s)with this template).

NAME POSITION MINISTRY DATE (Month, day, year)

Dr. Julius K. Ningu Director of Environment VICE PRESIDENT’S

OFFICE

08/25/2015

B. CONVENTION PARTICIPATION

CONVENTION DATE OF RATIFICATION/

ACCESSION

(mm/dd/yyyy)

NATIONAL FOCAL POINT

MINAMATA CONVENTION DATE SIGNED

10/10/2013

NATIONAL FOCAL

POINT:

MS. MAGDALENA J.

MTENGA

DATE OF

NOTIFICATION

UNDER ARTICLE 7

TO THE MINAMATA

CONVENTION

SECRETARIAT

20/07/2015

C. GEF AGENCY(IES) CERTIFICATION

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This request has been prepared in accordance with GEF policies11 and procedures and meets the standards of

the GEF Project Review Criteria for Chemicals and Wastes Enabling Activity approval in GEF 6.

Agency Coordinator,

Agency name Signature

Date

(Month, day,

year)

Project Contact

Person Telephone E-mail Address

Brennan Van Dyke

Director, GEF

Coordination Office,

UNEP

June 8, 2016 Kevin Helps

Senior

Programme

Officer

DTIE, UNEP

+254-20-

762-3140 [email protected]

ANNEXES:

A. CONSULTANTS TO BE HIRED FOR THE ENABLING ACTIVITY WITH GEF FUNDING

B. OFP ENDORSEMENT LETTERS AND NOTIFICATION TO THE MINAMATA SECRETARIAT

C. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS

D. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

E. SUPERVISION PLAN

F. GEF APPROVED BUDGET

11 GEF policies encompass all managed trust funds, namely: GEFTF, LDCF, and SCCF

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ANNEX A: CONSULTANTS TO BE HIRED FOR THE ENABLING ACTIVITY WITH GEF FUNDING

$/

Person Week*

For Project Management

Project coordinator 500 90.91 45,454 Day to day supervision and coordination

of the project

Project Assistant 300 0.00 0 Advising the project team on specific

technical issues and will review technical

Financial Officer 300 0.00 0 Financial management of the project and

preparation of financial reports

Subtotal 90.91 45,454

For Technical Assistance

National

National team of experts 500 499.092 249,546 - Assist with the identification of key

stakeholders for the Natinal Coordination

Mechanism and the Stakeholder's Group;

- Develop a national overview of the

ASGM sector;

- Develop the final NAP in consultation

with national stakeholders.

International

Int'l consultant for inventory

training and development or

review

2500 12.00 30,000 Technical support to develop national

overview of the ASGM sector and

development of the National Action Plan

Subtotal 511.09 279,546

Total 602 325,000

Justification for travel, if any: Consultants and project coordinator will travel troughout the country to develop the mercury inventory

and conduct the national assessments.

Total

Estimated

Person Weeks**Position Titles Tasks To Be Performed

Local

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ANNEX B: OFP ENDORSEMENT LETTERS AND NOTIFICATION TO THE MINAMATA SECRETARIAT

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ANNEX C: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS CHECKLIST

As part of the GEFs evolving Fiduciary Standards that Implementing Agencies have to address ‘Environmental and Social

Safeguards’. To fill this checklist:

STEP 1: Initially assess E&S Safeguards as part of PIF development. The checklist is to be submitted for the

CRC.

STEP 2 : Check list is reviewed during PPG project preparation phase and updated as required

STEP 3 : Final check list submitted for PRC showing what activities are being undertaken to address issues

identified

UNEP/GEF Environmental and Social Safeguards Checklist

Project Title: Development of National Action Plans for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in the

United Republic of Tanzania

GEF project ID and UNEP ID/IMIS

Number Version of checklist

Project status (preparation,

implementation, MTE/MTR, TE)

Preparation/

Submission Date of this version: 08.12.2015

Checklist prepared by (Name, Title,

and Institution)

Kevin Helps – Senior Programme Officer

GEF Operations - UNEP DTIE Chemicals

In completing the checklist both short- and long-term impact shall be considered.

Section A: Project location

If negative impact is identified or anticipated the Comment/Explanation field needs to include: Project stage for

addressing the issue; Responsibility for addressing the issue; Budget implications, and other comments.

Yes/No/N.A. Comment/explanation

- Is the project area in or close to -

- densely populated area N.A: The project will assess the situation with regard

to mercury use in the ASGM sector and related

emissions and releases across the United

Republic of Tanzania. It will not take direct

action on the ground but inventories prepared to

address priority issues will take socio-economic

and environmental considerations into account.

- cultural heritage site N.A:

- protected area N.A:

- wetland N.A:

- mangrove N.A:

- estuarine N.A:

- buffer zone of protected area N.A:

- special area for protection of biodiversity N.A:

-will project require temporary or permanent

support facilities?

N.A:

If the project is anticipated to impact any of the above areas an Environmental Survey will be needed to determine if the

project is in conflict with the protection of the area or if it will cause significant disturbance to the area.

Section B: Environmental impacts

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If negative impact is identified or anticipated the Comment/Explanation field needs to include: Project stage for

addressing the issue; Responsibility for addressing the issue; Budget implications, and other comments.

Yes/No/N.A. Comment/explanation

- Are ecosystems related to project fragile or degraded? N.A. The project will assess the situation

with regard to mercury use in the

ASGM sector and related emissions

and releases in the United Republic

of Tanzania. It will not take direct

action on the ground but assessments

and the national overview of the

ASGM sector will assist the United

Republic of Tanzania to identify

priority issues in relation to human

health and the environment, where

socio-economic and environmental

considerations will be identified.

- Will project cause any loss of precious ecology, ecological, and

economic functions due to construction of infrastructure?

No

- Will project cause impairment of ecological opportunities? No

- Will project cause increase in peak and flood flows? (including

from temporary or permanent waste waters)

No

- Will project cause air, soil or water pollution? No

- Will project cause soil erosion and siltation? No

- Will project cause increased waste production? No

- Will project cause Hazardous Waste production? No

- Will project cause threat to local ecosystems due to invasive

species?

No

- Will project cause Greenhouse Gas Emissions? No

- Other environmental issues, e.g. noise and traffic No

Only if it can be carefully justified that any negative impact from the project can be avoided or mitigated satisfactorily

both in the short and long-term, can the project go ahead.

Section C: Social impacts

If negative impact is identified or anticipated the Comment/Explanation field needs to include: Project stage for

addressing the issue; Responsibility for addressing the issue; Budget implications, and other comments.

Yes/No/N.A

.

Comment/explanation

- Does the project respect internationally proclaimed

human rights including dignity, cultural property and

uniqueness and rights of indigenous people?

Yes It will respect cultural aspects of the United

Republic of Tanzania.

- Are property rights on resources such as land tenure

recognized by the existing laws in affected countries?

N.A.

- Will the project cause social problems and conflicts

related to land tenure and access to resources?

No The participation of stakeholders involved in

the ASGM activity in the national advisory

group will ensure social problems and conflicts

related to access to gold will be avoided.

- Does the project incorporate measures to allow

affected stakeholders’ information and consultation?

Yes The project will form a National Coordinating

Committee and a National Advisory Group

including all relevant stakeholders. This group

will assess project progress at the national

level and will propose if necessary corrective

actions. Additionally, the Project Executing

Agency will provide technical feedback and

assistance to the United Republic of Tanzania.

- Will the project affect the state of the targeted

country’s (-ies’) institutional context?

Yes In the medium to long-term it is expected that

the national regulatory system will be revised

to include provisions in compliance with the

Minamata Convention, in particular article 7.

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- Will the project cause change to beneficial uses of

land or resources? (incl. loss of downstream beneficial

uses (water supply or fisheries)?

No

- Will the project cause technology or land use

modification that may change present social and

economic activities?

Yes The NAP will look for the deep causes of

mercury use in the ASGM activity in the

United Republic of Tanzania and suggest

alternatives to current practices towards the

sound management of mercury.

- Will the project cause dislocation or involuntary

resettlement of people?

No

- Will the project cause uncontrolled in-migration

(short- and long-term) with opening of roads to areas

and possible overloading of social infrastructure?

No The NAP will consider the potential negative

impacts of policies to reduce mercury use in

the ASGM sector as uncontrolled migration.

The purpose of the NAP is to identify

alternatives to mercury use and not impair

livelihoods.

- Will the project cause increased local or regional

unemployment?

No The NAP will consider the potential negative

impacts of policies to reduce mercury use in

the ASGM sector as increased local

unemployment. The purpose of the NAP is to

identify alternatives to mercury use and not

impair livelihoods.

- Does the project include measures to avoid forced or

child labour?

No

- Does the project include measures to ensure a safe

and healthy working environment for workers

employed as part of the project?

Yes Those doing the inventory on the field will use

protective equipment to avoid contamination

with those chemicals.

- Will the project cause impairment of recreational

opportunities?

No

- Will the project cause impairment of indigenous

people’s livelihoods or belief systems?

No The NAP will consider the potential negative

impacts of policies to reduce mercury use in

the ASGM sector as impairment of indigenous

people’s livelihoods. The purpose of the NAP

is to identify alternatives to mercury use and

not impair livelihoods.

- Will the project cause disproportionate impact to

women or other disadvantaged or vulnerable groups?

No The NAP will consider in particular the

potential negative impacts of policies to reduce

mercury use in the ASGM sector to women and

other disadvantaged or vulnerable groups.

- Will the project involve and or be complicit in the

alteration, damage or removal of any critical cultural

heritage?

No

- Does the project include measures to avoid

corruption?

Yes Close supervision of the expenditures will be

done at the national level by the EA and overall

by UNEP as IA. Cash advances will be related

to outputs and held until proper justification of

the expenditures and budget plans are

provided.

Only if it can be carefully justified that any negative impact from the project can be avoided or mitigated satisfactorily

both in the short and long-term, can the project go ahead.

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Section D: Other considerations

If negative impact is identified or anticipated the Comment/Explanation field needs to include: Project stage for

addressing the issue; Responsibility for addressing the issue; Budget implications, and other comments.

Yes/No/

N.A.

Comment/explanation

- Does national regulation in affected country (-ies) require EIA

and/or ESIA for this type of activity?

No

- Is there national capacity to ensure a sound implementation of

EIA and/or SIA requirements present in affected country (-ies)?

N.A.

- Is the project addressing issues, which are already addressed by

other alternative approaches and projects?

No

- Will the project components generate or contribute to cumulative

or long-term environmental or social impacts?

No No negative impacts

- Is it possible to isolate the impact from this project to monitor

E&S impact?

N.A.

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ANNEX D: ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ASGM Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

BRS Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

DTIE Division of Technology Industry and Economics

EA Executing Agency

FEMATA Federation of Miners Association of Tanzania

GCLA Government Chemist Laboratory Agency

GEF Global Environment Facility

GEF SEC Global Environment Facility Secretariat

GEF TF Global Environment facility Trust Fund

GMP Global Mercury Project

IA Implementing Agency

INC Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee

M&E Monitoring and Evaluation

MIA Minamata Initial Assessment

MSPI Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Initiative

NAP National Action Plan

NEMC National Environment Management Council

NGOs Non-governmental Organizations

PMC Project Management Cost

PPG Project Preparation Grant

PSC Project Steering Committee

ROA Regional Office for Africa

SDGs Sustainable Development Goals

SMMRP Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project

TAC Technical Advisory Group

TAWOMA Tanzania Women Miners Association

TE Terminal Evaluation

UN United Nations

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

VPO Vice President's Office

WHO World Health Organization

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Total GEF

funding: 547,500

IA fee

(9.5%):47,500

Project 500,000

Component 1 Component 2 Component 3 Component 4

National

information

exchange,

capacity building

and knowledge

generation

Establishment of

Coordination

Mechanism and

organisation of

process

Develop a

national overview

of the ASGM

sector, including

baseline

estimates of

mercury use and

practices

Develop, endorse

and submit to the

Minamata

Convention

Secretariat a NAP

on ASGM

US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$

10 PROJECT PERSONNEL COMPONENT

1100 Project Personnel

1161 1101 Project coordinator 45,454 45,454 22,727 22,727 45,454

1161 1102 Project assistant 0 0 0 0

1199 Sub-Total 0 0 0 0 45,454 45,454 22,727 22,727 45,454

1200 Consultants w/m

1161 1201 Int'l consultant for inventory training and development or review 0 30,000 30,000 15,000 15,000 30,000

1202 National consultants for national activities 2,000 172,546 75,000 249,546 88,273 161,273 249,546

1299 Sub-Total 0 2,000 202,546 75,000 0 279,546 103,273 176,273 279,546

1300 Administrative Support

1161 1301 Project Financial Officer 0 0 0 0

1600 Travel on official business (above staff)

1561 1601 Travel Project coordinator/project staff 10,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 10,000

1699 Sub-Total 0 0 10,000 0 0 10,000 5,000 5,000 10,000

1999 Component Total 0 2,000 212,546 75,000 45,454 335,000 131,000 204,000 335,000

20 SUB CONTRACT COMPONENT

2100 Sub contracts (UN Organizations)

2261 2101 UN Sub-contract 50,000 50,000 25,000 25,000 50,000

2199 Sub-total 50,000 0 0 0 50,000 25,000 25,000 50,000

2999 Component Total 50,000 0 0 0 50,000 25,000 25,000 50,000

30 TRAINING COMPONENT

3200 Group training (field trips, WS, etc.)

3302 and 3303 3201Training on inventory development for the ASGM sector (incl.

Provision of materials)20,000 20,000 10,000 10,000 20,000

3299 Sub-Total 0 0 20,000 0 0 20,000 10,000 10,000 20,000

3300 Meetings/conferences

3302 and 3303 3301 National project inception workshop 15,000 15,000 15,000 0 15,000

3302 and 3303 3302 Final national lessons learned workshop 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000

3302 and 3303 3303 National Coordination Mechanisms meetings 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 8,000 4,000 4,000 8,000

3399 Sub-Total 17,000 17,000 2,000 2,000 0 0 38,000 19,000 19,000 38,000

3999 Component Total 17,000 17,000 22,000 2,000 0 58,000 29,000 29,000 58,000

40 EQUIPMENT and PREMISES COMPONENT

4100 Expendable equipment (under 1,500 $)

4261 4101 Operational costs 500 500 500 500 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000

4199 Sub-Total 500 500 500 500 0 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000

4200 Non expendable equipment

4261 4201 Computer, fax, photocopier, projector 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 4,000

4261 4202 Software 500 500 500 500 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000

4299 Sub-Total 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 0 6,000 3,000 3,000 6,000

4999 Component Total 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 0 8,000 4,000 4,000 8,000

50 MISCELLANEOUS COMPONENT

5200 Reporting costs (publications, maps, NL)

5161 5201 Summary reports, visualization and diffusion of results 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000

5161 5202 Preparation of final report 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000

5299 Sub-Total 0 0 0 22,000 0 22,000 0 22,000 22,000

5300 Sundry (communications, postages)

5161 5301 Communications (postage, bank transfers, etc) 500 500 500 500 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000

5302 Recovery of costs 0 0 0 0

5399 Sub-total 500 500 500 500 0 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000

5500 Evaluation

5581 5501 Independent Terminal Evaluation 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000

5161 5502 Independent Financial Audit 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000

5599 Sub-Total 0 0 0 0 0 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000

5999 Component Total 500 500 500 22,500 0 25,000 49,000 1,000 48,000 49,000

69,500 21,500 237,046 101,500 45,454 25,000 500,000 190,000 310,000 500,000

ANNEX F: BUDGET BY PROJECT COMPONENT AND UNEP BUDGET LINES

Project No:

ALLOCATION BY CALENDAR YEAR

Project Name:

Source of funding (noting whether cash or in-kind):

TOTAL

Year 2

UNEP BUDGET LINE/OBJECT OF EXPENDITURE

Project

ManagementTotal

Vice President's Office

GEF Trust Fund Cash

BUDGET ALLOCATION BY PROJECT COMPONENT/ACTIVITY

UMOJA CODES

TotalMonitoring and

EvaluationYear 1

Executing Agency:

RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GEF ACTIVITY BASED BUDGET AND UNEP BUDGET BY EXPENDITURE CODE (GEF FINANCE ONLY)

Development of National Action Plans for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in the United Republic of Tanzania


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